CRS: 9,11 Commission: Legislative Action Concerning U.S. Immigration Law and Policy in the 108th Congress, December 21, 2004

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Title: 9/11 Commission: Legislative Action Concerning U.S. Immigration Law and Policy in the 108th Congress

CRS report number: RL32616

Author(s): Michael John Garcia, American Law Division; and Ruth Ellen Wasem, Domestic Social Policy Division

Date: December 21, 2004

Abstract

This report discusses some of the major immigration areas under consideration in comprehensive reform proposals, including asylum, biometric tracking systems, border security, document security, exclusion, immigration enforcement, and visa issuances. It refers to other CRS reports that discuss these issues in depth.